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Boston - Background (Chapter)
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4th Edition
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September 2009
28 pp
This is the Background chapter from Lonely Planet's Boston guidebook.
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Founded by Puritans, Boston became a seedbed of revolution, a boomtown and a cradle of the arts and letters. Let this chapter guide you through Boston's fascinating past, and the books, films, heroes and rogues that make the 'Cradle of Liberty' such a cracking place to visit.
- detailed history of Boston, with timeline
- best of Boston's literary legacy from Hawthorne to Jhumpa Lahiri
- Boston's best moments on film, and a ripping Boston soundtrack
Coverage includes: History, Architecture, Environment & Planning, Government & Politics, Language, Painting & Visual Arts, Music, Media, Fashion, Institutional Boston, Working Boston, Green Boston, Urban Planning & Development.
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